Annoying issue with iPod

indestructible · 10-03-2009, 05:45 PM

I'm on Windows Vista, and I'm having an annoying issue with my iPod. It's more of a minor annoyance, but it's still bothering me a bit. See, my printer came with HP Photosmart Essentials. I installed it, because, well, I figured that'd make sense. Now, though, whenever I connect my iPod to my computer, Photosmart opens up and searches the iPod for photos. Again, it's merely a minor annoyance (I can simply close out of Photosmart), but it's still a bit irritating. Any way to stop it from opening when I connect an iPod?

I tried going into my computer's Autoplay settings and changing some things, but that didn't do anything. I couldn't find any specific option in the actual Photosmart program itself that sounds like it would prevent it from opening. I don't necessarily want to uninstall Photosmart because I don't know whether or not that it's a program my printer/ scanner needs. Any ideas?

Dogg · 10-15-2009, 03:48 PM

Simply disable the Photosmart app from loading on startup. You can manually start the app whenver you want/need it.

10-03-2009, 05:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
indestructible Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Vista (desktop), XP (laptop)	Annoying issue with iPod I'm on Windows Vista, and I'm having an annoying issue with my iPod. It's more of a minor annoyance, but it's still bothering me a bit. See, my printer came with HP Photosmart Essentials. I installed it, because, well, I figured that'd make sense. Now, though, whenever I connect my iPod to my computer, Photosmart opens up and searches the iPod for photos. Again, it's merely a minor annoyance (I can simply close out of Photosmart), but it's still a bit irritating. Any way to stop it from opening when I connect an iPod? I tried going into my computer's Autoplay settings and changing some things, but that didn't do anything. I couldn't find any specific option in the actual Photosmart program itself that sounds like it would prevent it from opening. I don't necessarily want to uninstall Photosmart because I don't know whether or not that it's a program my printer/ scanner needs. Any ideas?

10-15-2009, 03:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dogg Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 2,085 OS: XP sp3	Re: Annoying issue with iPod Simply disable the Photosmart app from loading on startup. You can manually start the app whenver you want/need it. __________________ Google is your friend !